74.8% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 74.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Googong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Googong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in Googong finished high school compared to the state and national figures. This is a well-qualified area where residents often hold university degrees, contributing to a strong educational profile across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 75% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 59%. This is among the highest rates of school completion for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Googong, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 34.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
34.4% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Googong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (24.4%), followed by society and culture at 13.9% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,054, which is much higher than most areas. While there are seven schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar places.
0.96
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
516
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Googong
7 schools — 3,611 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| The Anglican School Googong, Googong | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 455 | 1,129 |
| Googong Public School, Googong | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 782 | 1,078 |
| Jerrabomberra Public School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 865 | 1,107 |
| Jerrabomberra High School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 333 | 1,068 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 8.2 km | 34 | 944 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 419 | 939 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 8.3 km | 723 | 982 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Googong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11710/googong/topic/education